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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Dame Angela Eagle

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West
vs
Photograph of Dame Angela Eagle
Dame Angela Eagle
Lab Wallasey

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Dame Angela Eagle voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,562 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,513 different votes 1,562 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
16 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 25 No
Energy 5% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
69 Aye 111 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 180 shared votes
111 Aye 69 No
68 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 121 shared votes
53 Aye 68 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 124 No
Tax 0% aligned 191 shared votes
124 Aye 67 No
37 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 349 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,727
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
950
55.0 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
777
45.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
81
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
223
+89.7 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,530
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£259,506
15 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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